Profile of Ivy Schmerken

Editor at Large Member Since: 5/8/2014
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Ivy is Editor-at-Large for Advanced Trading and Wall Street & Technology. Ivy is responsible for writing in-depth feature articles, daily blogs and news articles with a focus on automated trading in the capital markets. As an industry expert, Ivy has reported on a myriad number of topics including high frequency trading, algorithmic trading strategies, market structure, electronic trading in fixed income , colocation in data centers, Dodd-Frank regulation and the new derivatives landscape. Ivy meets with software companies and other innovators and writes about cloud computing, OMS/EMSs and other financial technologies.

High-Frequency Trading Firms Step Out of the Shadows

4/30/2010
In response to an SEC concept release, high-frequency trading firms are providing the regulator with an unprecedented inside look into their strategies.

Tbricks Opens London Office To Serve Low-Latency Trading Market

4/30/2010
Focus is on specific needs of London-based proprietary trading desks and hedge funds.

Wall Street Buzzes about Goldman's Senate Testimony

4/29/2010
After their public grilling by U.S. senators, how did Goldman Sachs executives fare at the hearing on Capitol Hill?

ITG Invests in Independent Research Firm Disclosure Insight

4/29/2010
ITG becomes exclusive distributor of Disclosure Insight research to large institutional investors.

Gain Capital Launches Forex.com in Australia

4/28/2010
Forex.com online trading platform is now available to clients in Australia, New Zeaand and wider Asia-Pacific region.

MarketAxess Reports Record Revenues of $34.9 million for Q1 2010

4/28/2010

NYSE's Makeover Attracted GETCO to Designated Market Maker Role

4/27/2010

Deutsche Borse Launches Data Products for Algo Trading

4/27/2010
The historical data products from Eurex and Xetra are tailored to the needs of algorithmic traders.

GETCO's Arrival on the NYSE Floor Raises Tensions on the Buy Side

4/27/2010
Tensions are mounting as GETCO's arrival on the NYSE floor as a designated market maker raises buy-side concerns about interacting with a high-frequency trading firm.

Winterflood Securities choses IFS LiquidMetrix for Best Ex Analysis

4/27/2010
UK broker uses the Liquidmetrix platform to independently verify the quality of its execution services for clients.

Toro Trading Selects Orc for Options Market Making on CCFE

4/26/2010
Options market maker Toro Trading intends to use Orc's platform for connectivity to Chicago Climate Futures Exchange.

Obama Visits Wall Street, With Goldman Case As Backdrop

4/22/2010
After a week of anger inflamed by the SEC's case against Goldman Sachs, President Obama is taking his message to Wall Street today on the need to limit risk and push for financial reform.

Broadridge Develops Solution Connecting Brokers to Omgeo Central Trade Manager

4/22/2010
Enables brokers to take advantage of event-based "push" functionality recently added to Omgeo CTM for timely notification of trade statuses.

Savvis to Deploy CorvilClear Across Global Network

4/21/2010
Savvis to roll out CorvilClear to equity, futures, options and FX venues in the U.S. and Europe for latency and connectivity monitoring between clients and venues.

MF Global FXA Goes Live with Fidessa for Japanese Equities

4/21/2010
MF Global FXA picks Fidessa's hosted Japanese trading platform as it expands into Japanese equities research and routing of client orders.

Knight Unveils Oasis Algorithm for European Equities

4/20/2010
New algorithm sources liquidity in small-and mid-cap stocks in thin and difficult-to-trade names for European equities.

ExpertRiver Brings Out New Market Data Feed

4/19/2010
Harnesses the wisdom of the investment crowd to predict whether the trend of an instrument's price is going up or down.

SunGard Launches Valdi Trading Solution for U.S. Brokers

4/19/2010
SunGard integrates new and existing services under Valdi brand, pitching a single solution to sell-side customers.

Revere Capital Advisors Takes Equity Stake in Statistical Research Laboratory

4/15/2010
Revere will offer SRL's Nexus managed account platform to clients to promote transparency for investors.

Wall Street's Hiring Turnaround

4/14/2010
Wall Street is hiring again, and the demand is for risk managers, and specialists in distressed debt.

Algo Technologies and FibreSpan Announce Algo Span Joint Venture

4/14/2010
Provides high-speed fiber and connectivity and colocation to European and U.S financial markets.

EuroCCP Introduces Clearing Service for U.S. Equity Issues

4/14/2010
European trading firms can trade U.S. securities on various Pan European platforms during the day and settle those trades at DTC.

Solace Systems Partners with Redline Trading for Faster Market Data

4/13/2010
They demonstrate prototype embedding Redline's Inrush ticker plant card within the Solace hardware-based messaging platform.

Thomson Reuters Partners with Palantir Technologies

4/13/2010
Creating a financial analysis platform, QA Studio, to support quantitative and data-intensive strategies.

Fidessa to Bring Fragulator to U.S. Markets

4/12/2010
Plans to launch cloud-based Internet service in U.S. in time for SEC rules on increasing transparency in dark pools.

Orange Business Services Launches First Mobile Recording Solution

4/12/2010
By next year, traders will be required to record all mobile phone conversations related to trading, based on FSA announcement.

Deutsche Borse Launches AlphaFlash, An Algo News Feed

4/12/2010
AlphaFlash delivers a machine-readable data feed with more than 150 economic indicators, which can be used as triggers for algo trading.

Deutsche Bank Electronically Executes and Clears First OTC Interest Rate Derivative Transaction Via Autobahn

4/1/2010
Achieving this milestone is part of a commitment made by Deutsche Bank to clients and regulators to improve derivative market infrastructure.